Where does “goniță” come from?

goniță (Romanian) comes from Romanian goni, from Old Church Slavonic гонити, from Proto-Slavic gonìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gánīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

goniță (Romanian): common whirligig beetle (Gyrinus natator)

Definitions

  1. common whirligig beetle (Gyrinus natator)

Ancestry of “goniță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangonito chase away, cast out, banish, drive away,...
2Old Church Slavonicгонитиpersecute; chase
3Proto-Slavicgonìtito chase
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgánīˀteito pasture; to prosecute
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gánīˀtei →
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